Latin America & Caribbean Islamic Studies

Connecting people interested in Islamic studies, Muslim communities & networks in Latin America & the Caribbean | Editor in chief @kchitwood

[Latin America & Caribbean Islamic Studies @LACISAnews]

Imagining an "Atlantic Crescent" w/ historian Alaina Morgan, plus a fresh call for papers & a bumper crop of new publications on Islam in Latin America & the Caribbean.

Here it is, the latest edition of the LACISA Newsletter (Vol 5. no. 3): https://t.co/IDOKzTTgNJ

[The Alwaleed Centre @alwaleed_centre]

This exciting book talk is happening on Thursday 12 February!

Join us at 1:30pm GMT when @kchitwood
discusses his new book 'Borícua Muslims: Everyday Cosmopolitanism among Puerto Rican Converts to Islam' (University of Texas Press).

Register here https://t.co/K8LFWolnqO

[RNS @RNS]

OPINION: Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is more than a global music phenomenon; he’s a bona fide symbol of Puerto Rico.
https://t.co/hLe394XMoH

[Ken Chitwood @kchitwood]

Friends and colleagues in Michigan, I'm looking at you!

I'll be at @UMich next week (November 19) as part of its "Qahwah & Authors" series.

It'd be great to see you there.

[Aliyah Khan @aliyahrkhan]

Coming soon, hold the date! BORÍCUA MUSLIMS book launch with author Ken Chitwood and @umichGISC. First ever academic book on Puerto Rican Muslims!

Wed. Nov. 19, 5-7pm, on campus at the UMMA art museum Multipurpose Room.

RSVP https://t.co/cpctbS7p8k

[CMENAS @UMCMENAS]

Want to learn more about Caribbean Qasida? Join CMENAS for Prof. @aliyahrkhan 's lecture: The Caribbean Qasida: Muslim Devotional Performance in Guyana & Trinidad.
📅 Oct 22, 2025 [TOMORROW]
⏳ 2:00 PM
📍 555 Weiser Hall. https://t.co/Ruyj3BqQyI

[University of Texas Press @UTexasPress]

Dive into the #PuertoRican Muslim experience with BORÍCUA MUSLIMS by Ken Chitwood. Chitwood has crafted a rich ethnographic study of the cultural and religious experiences of #LatinxMuslims across the U.S. and the Caribbean that ultimately explores intersectional belonging. ❤️

[Latin America & Caribbean Islamic Studies @LACISAnews]

Mabrook! 🙌

[Ken Chitwood @kchitwood]

Holding something you’ve lived with & worked toward for 10 years is surreal.

I’m deeply grateful to all who have shared their experiences, insights & support along the way and @UTexasPress for making this real.

Happy 📚 🎉 day to everyone.

[Ken Chitwood @kchitwood]

Thankful to everyone who contributed to this latest edition, especially our editorial team and Alaina Morgan, who was candid about process & product with her new book, Atlantic Crescent from @UNC_Press

[UF Religion @UFreligion]

"Borícua Muslims: Everyday Cosmopolitanism among Puerto Rican Converts to Islam" by @kchitwood

Check out his book to learn more about the lives of Puerto Rican Muslims.

#religion #uf #UFReligion #gators #book #religionstudies #alumni #puertorico #muslim #borícua #AmeRícan

[Ken Chitwood @kchitwood]

Here it is, friends.

Pre-orders for my new book, Borícua Muslims: Everyday Cosmopolitanism among Puerto Rican Converts to Islam, are now available.

[Latin America & Caribbean Islamic Studies @LACISAnews]

New pub 👀 📖

[Kevin Funk @KevinBFunk]

Honored to have been invited to write the afterword, "Toward a Cultural Political Economy of Arab-Latin American Relations," for the wonderful new volume, "Art and Politics between the Arab World and Latin America" @Mepbon @GuirguisLa45578 @Brill_Social https://t.co/knyt9TE8JJ

[Latin America & Caribbean Islamic Studies @LACISAnews]

New pub coming soon 👀

[𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕠 𝔸𝕞𝕣 ℝ𝕦𝕚𝕫 📿 @WilfredoAmrRuiz]

📖 Pre Order Now! From our friend Dr Ken Chitwood: #BoricuaMuslim 📿
Among Puerto Rican converts to Islam, marginalization is a fact of daily life… To be a PR Muslim, then, is to negotiate identity at numerous intersections of diversity and difference. https://t.co/3YNENmc7YK

[Latin America & Caribbean Islamic Studies @LACISAnews]

@RJournalists Thank you for sharing!

[Religion Journalists @RJournalists]

Tips for journalists covering Islam in Latin America

#religion #Journalism

[Latin America & Caribbean Islamic Studies @LACISAnews]

How to write about Islam in Latin America.

In our latest edition, we talk to @ECamposLima about media coverage of Muslim communities in places like Brazil & Argentina.

Plus, a special CfP, new Persian translations & a round-up of publications & news.

https://t.co/lomX6yHbTK

[Ken Chitwood @kchitwood]

With news of Pope Francis' passing, ReligionLink has an in-depth guide on his life and legacy, an overview of how a new pope will be chosen and leads on who the top contenders are to lead more than 1.3 billion Roman Catholics worldwide.

https://t.co/0P693oSKDC

[Latin America & Caribbean Islamic Studies @LACISAnews]

New publication on its way… 📚

[Ken Chitwood @kchitwood]

Is Friday #proofsday?

If not, I'm making it a thing.

We are inching ever closer to having this out in the world later this year 🎉

[Kevin Funk @KevinBFunk]

A new article for which I was interviewed @ILASColumbia

[Ken Chitwood @kchitwood]

Muslims in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Latinx U.S. are often overlooked.

But as the latest edition of @LACISAnews shows, knowing their stories is critical to understanding the American hemisphere and global Islam.